Wheel puller



U. E. a. JOHNSON.

WHEEL FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I0. 1920.

1,412,058. te p 11, 1922.

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WHEEL FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.10. 1920.

1,412,058. Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2- ULYSSES E. G. JOHNSON, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WHEEL FULLER.

T 0 all whom it ma concern Be it known t iat I, ULYSSES E. GRANT JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vheel Pullers, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

This invention relates to a wheel pulling tool for use in removing the rear wheels of automobiles having what is known as a full floating type of axle, and an object of themvent-ion is the provision of a tool of the simplest possible construction, yet one which is ver eflicient in use.

0 this end afeature of'the invention relates to the construction of a wheel puller whereby the usual wheel bolts and studs for securing the axle to the wheel are utilized for securing the wheel puller to the wheel, thus doing away with the necessity of providing separate devices for this purpose. A further feature relates to the provision of a wheel puller having a movable member enga ing directly with the axle bushing.

ther features and advantages will be.--

come apparent from the following detailed description and claims when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, 111 which- 1 Fig. 1 is a central sectional'view through a wheel mounting showing the axle in place'; Fig. 2 is a similar view but with the axle" removed and my improved puller inJplace upon the wheel; Fig. 3 is an enlarged-rear elevation of the tool; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation thereof; Referring to the drawings, the wheel puller comprises a bar of metal "having a central The ends 4 are provided with -slots 5, which slots are adapted, when the wheel puller isv inplace on the wheel, to engage over the ends of the usual bolts which secure the axle to the wheel and the distance between the slotted ends of the puller is such that it will conveniently fit over twodiametrically op'-.

posite bolts. The wheel puller is also provided with a screw '6 engagingthrough an aperture in the center of the main portion portion 1, said bar being bent at 2. and again at 3, the ends 4 being parallel with; the main portion 1 and offset therefrom.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d A 11 1922 Application filed April 10,

1920. Serial No. 372,964.

puller is in place to engage the end of the ball races 10 whichtightly engage the bush- Balls 11 are interposed between the ing. inner ball races 10 and outer ball races 12, members 13 being provided outside of the outer ball races, these members having holes through which the bolts 14 pass. These bolts 14 also pass'through a flange 15 secured to the axle 16 and are provided with nuts 17 engaging the screw-threaded ends of the bolts. he opposite ends of the bolts are also screw threaded and are engaged by the usual nuts 18 engaging the inner surface of the brake drum 19.

When it is desired to remove the wheel, the nuts 17 are first taken off and the axle removed. The wheel puller is then placed so that its slotted ends engage over the ends of in a pullbeing exerted on the wheel throu h the bolts and the same, together 'with t e ball races and balls, will be removed. It is of course understood that the ends 4 of'the puller are sufiiciently offset so that there is a' slight clearance between the member 8 and the end ofthe bushing 9 when the wheel puller is securedgin'place on the bolts 14.

While I have shown and described a particular form my"'invention'may take, it is of course understood .that'variations'may be resorted to within the spirit of the invention and that. theclaims are to be interpreted accordingly. y f

What claim as new is.-

1. A wheel puller applicable bushing -and bolted to. the wheel by bolts having threaded projecting ends, said puller comprising a main portlon andapertured ofiset end portions by which it is adapted to ..receive and be secured to' the said threaded '2. A wheel puller for use with afull floating type axle in. which the axle is bolted to a wheel havlng a full floating type axle in which the axle. is contained within a stationary axle ried by said main portion adapted to engage and press against the axlebushing, to remove the wheel therefrom.

Signed at Pittsfield, Mass, this 8'' day of April 1920.

ULYSSES E. G. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

RAYMOND D. Tm'rs, GEO. H. SOUTHARD, Jr. 

